World Screen

LONDON: Parthenon Entertainment has sold 50 hours of programming to broadcasters in the Middle East, including the Al Jazeera Documentary channel. Al Jazeera Documentary went for 28 hours of programming, including 21 Century Elephant, Animal Survivors, Is that Skunk? and …

LONDON: The New Reclaimers, Britain’s Ugliest Rooms and My Flat-Pack Home have been commissioned for the lineup of UKTV’s Home, totaling 30 new hours of programming. The 5×1-hour The New Reclaimers, from Tern TV, follows Dan Hill and Charis Williams, …

TORONTO: Among the new programs to be featured on CTV’s prime-time schedule is the highly anticipated competition series The X Factor, as well as a host of dramas and comedies. In addition to Simon Cowell’s The X Factor, new series …

SCOTTSDALE: Wi-Fi Direct, which provides device-to-device connections without a traditional network, is forecast to be enabled on nearly 80 million digital TVs by 2015, In-Stat predicts. The report, Wi-Fi Direct: It’s All About the Software, says that mobile PCs will adopt …

NEW YORK: TV Real has launched its online destination TVReal.ws as a stand-alone, state-of-the-art website, dedicated exclusively to news, video, features, interviews and profiles about the factual programming business. Spun-off from the flagship WorldScreen.com, TVReal.ws is dedicated to serving suppliers …

NEW YORK: Mike Lolato, the managing director of worldwide broadcast sales for Canamedia, talks about the Canadian outfit’s big-picture strategy, its 3D push and the future developments planned at the company.   One of Canada’s longest established distribution and production …

SINGAPORE: On July 13, the Asian Food Channel (AFC) is launching the new original cooking show True Passion: Martin Yan, an eight-part series featuring the eponymous renowned chef. Filmed in AFC’s own studio kitchen, Yan will be preparing a range …

LONDON: Through a deal with Endemol Sport, FOX Soccer becomes the exclusive home of the Dublin Super Cup in the U.S. and Canada, starting with the inaugural 2011 tournament through 2013. This new pre-season tournament debuts in July, with the …

LONDON: Universal Pictures International (UPI) has promoted Duncan Clark to president of distribution, upped from the executive VP role. Clark had been serving as executive VP of distribution for UPI since 2006. He helped the company transition from its joint …

NEW YORK: Jeff Li has been tapped for the newly created role of VP of Syfy Ventures, to helm the launch of the social gaming business, manage the expansion of the games portfolio and support additional business initiatives. Li was …